What Aetos does

Aetos is a privately held Brazilian management consulting firm headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded in 2017. The company operates around a three-pillar value proposition — Processes, Projects, and People — delivered through nine core services split into Project Development (PMO setup, in-company project management training, project manager outsourcing, and portfolio management), People Development (executive coaching, team coaching, profile assessment, and innovative training), and Process Development (shared systems/process automation). Aetos also markets a "Solutions" line of seven diagnostic and execution engagements covering strategic formulation, process, business, financial, organizational, and project diagnostics plus strategic execution.

Underlying technology is light-touch: the firm positions process automation as defining and optimizing business processes within computerized systems architecture, with human consultants responsible for management, control and analysis. There is no proprietary software platform, app, API, or AI/ML component disclosed; delivery relies on practitioner expertise and methodology rather than productized tooling.

The business model is a classic boutique consulting GTM: direct, consultative sales to medium and large Brazilian enterprises, custom project-based engagements priced via quote, with retained advisory relationships and training programs that can run on multi-year contracts. Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees. The named team of roughly four senior professionals carries heavy multinational pedigree (CNH Industrial, IVECO/FIAT Group, Metso Minerals, Robert Half, Randstad, Precon Engenharia), which the firm leverages as its primary credibility asset. Public marketing footprint is limited to a content blog and organic social channels on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram; the most recent dated blog content is from April 2018.

Name

Aetos

Legal name

Aetos

Website

https://grupoaetos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aetos is a Brazilian boutique management consulting firm based in Belo Horizonte, founded in 2017, that delivers project management, executive coaching, process optimization and diagnostic advisory services to medium and large enterprises across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Project management office
• Executive coaching
• Process automation
• Corporate governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Efigênia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services including project management office (PMO) setup and support, executive and team coaching, training, and process development. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements, retained advisory relationships, and training programs. Pricing appears to be quote-based and customized to client scope.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aetos is a Brazilian management consulting firm that delivers integrated advisory services across Processes, Projects, and People for medium and large enterprises. Its core offerings include PMO setup and support, project management training, project outsourcing, portfolio governance, executive and team coaching, profile/potential assessment, innovative training, and process automation via shared systems, supplemented by diagnostic and strategic execution solutions.

Product overview

Aetos is a Brazilian management consulting company offering integrated solutions focused on Processes, Projects, and People. The company operates as a unified consulting service with two main service pillars: Project Development (PMO, project management training, outsourcing, and portfolio management) and People Development (executive coaching, team coaching, profile assessment, and innovative training), supported by Process Automation (Shared Systems). The Solutions portfolio includes seven diagnostic services (Strategic Formulation, Process, Business, Financial, Organizational, and Project Diagnostics) plus Strategic Execution. All services are delivered through a methodology emphasizing result-oriented management and performance excellence for medium and large enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PMO (Project Management Office) Project Management Office service that ensures the company's strategic planning is executed on time and within budget, providing practical and efficient project execution support for medium and large enterprises.
• Treinamento em Gestão de Projetos In-company project management training that brings academic content to organizational practice, qualifying teams for execution of the Strategic Plan.
• Terceirização do Gerenciamento de Projetos Outsourcing of project managers for specific project execution when the organization lacks internal structural conditions or personnel to manage a project.
• Gestão de Portfólios Portfolio governance enabling informed decision-making about investment and prioritization, ensuring the right projects are executed correctly.
• Coaching Executivo Executive coaching that equips leaders to manage people with greater assertiveness and confidence, accelerating results and developing key competencies.
• Coaching de Equipe Team-oriented training focused on developing an engaged, competitive team focused on results with shared vision and aligned communication.
• Assessment de Perfil Profile and Potential Assessment that identifies the greatest competencies of each team member, enabling more effective use of available human capital.
• Treinamentos Inovadores Innovative training using techniques and experiences that favor practical and concrete learning through challenging and memorable practices.
• Sistemas Compartilhados Process automation that defines and optimizes business processes for execution under computerized systems architecture, sharing customized solutions for organizational needs.
• Formulação Estratégica Strategic formulation essential for corporations seeking expansion, providing a clear vision map of objectives and practical actions.
• Diagnóstico de Processos Process diagnosis that proposes new designs for business processes according to the company's strategic objectives, including mapping, redesign, and formalization.
• Diagnóstico Empresarial Business diagnosis providing resources to define priorities for resolving specific challenges that impede company growth.
• Diagnóstico Financeiro Financial diagnosis providing an X-ray of the current financial situation of the business, indicating critical success factors for assertive decision-making.
• Diagnóstico Organizacional Organizational diagnosis that identifies potential and challenges of leaders and teams, enabling more effective management and proper task assignment.
• Execução Estratégica Strategic execution that ensures practical implementation of a plan, establishing necessary actions to remedy weaknesses and expand strengths.
• Diagnóstico de Projetos Project diagnosis through the development of innovative and efficient processes that allow companies to track changes in corporate scenarios without losing traceability and control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved strategic execution and results delivery

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Brazil Chapter: Professional association serving the PMO and project management community in Brazil. Aetos' PMO training and certification-adjacent services, plus its use of PMO terminology, place it in the same ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Brazil: Big Four professional services firm with broad consulting, enterprise risk, and human capital practices in Brazil. Overlaps with Aetos on governance, PMO, and organizational development engagements.
• PwC Brazil: Big Four firm with consulting, risk and people & organization practices in Brazil. Competes for clients seeking integrated governance, risk, and project management office support.
• Bain & Company: Global top-tier strategy consulting firm with a strong presence in Brazil. Competes for the same medium-and-large enterprise mandates around PMO setup, organizational design, and strategic execution, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with deep Brazilian practice, serving large enterprises on strategy, organization, and operations transformation. Competes indirectly for Aetos' target customers when scope escalates to enterprise-wide transformation.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consultancy with a Brazilian office covering transformation, people & organization, and operations topics - adjacent competitor for high-end PMO and governance mandates.
• EY-Parthenon Brazil: Strategy and transactions arm of EY in Brazil, providing corporate strategy, operations consulting, and transformation services, partially overlapping with Aetos' project management and execution scope.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with a Brazilian presence, covering operations, organization, and transformation. Targets similar mid-and-large enterprise transformation engagements as Aetos.

Regional players

• Totvs: Brazilian enterprise software vendor whose ERP and process management platforms are often deployed alongside Aetos-style process automation and PMO consulting. Indirectly comparable as a Brazilian process and management ecosystem player.

Direct peers

• Falconi Consultoria de Resultados: Brazilian management consulting firm specializing in results-oriented management, process optimization, and operational excellence for medium and large enterprises - directly comparable to Aetos' Process-Project-People value proposition and customer segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/grupoaetos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aetos-desenvolvimento
• Instagraminstagram.com/aetosgestaoderesultados

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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